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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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